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  • Afrobean
    Admiral in the Red Army
    • Dec 2003
    • 13262

    #1231
    Re: The Wii is Here.

    I'll probably just play it by ear and get out to Best Buy whenever I wake up on Sunday morning (or maybe I'll just stay up Saturday night and leave before dawn).

    And I say Best Buy, because when I went to Circuit City last week or whenever, I'm pretty sure they said that they hadn't had any since launch. On top of that, I got a coupon for 10% off video game software limit 3, so I'll probbaly get 3 games and save some moneys

    And if I fail to get one, I'll just assume that the "we'll be getting regular shipments" part is accurate and keep checking back at Best Buy. Eventually the numbers should equalize and it'll stop being impossible to find one... hopefully it won't take too much longer though if I happen to miss my chance this Sunday.

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    • ImEric12
      FFR Player
      • Jan 2004
      • 1952

      #1232
      Re: The Wii is Here.

      Chris: it's unbearably cold. I doubt more than 6 or 7 people at any one store will be camping out.

      I'm probably gonna try for Circuit City with that coupon. Isn't there one of those by Oakland Mall, too?

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      • Squeek
        let it snow~
        • Jan 2004
        • 14444

        #1233
        Re: The Wii is Here.

        Eric, note that Circuit City opens the latest of all the stores, meaning if you miss it there, you're out of luck. And they might not take that coupon. Though they should.

        But you're right. It's REALLY cold out nowadays, so that's a good factor in how many idiots will want to camp out for several hours.

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        • Afrobean
          Admiral in the Red Army
          • Dec 2003
          • 13262

          #1234
          Re: The Wii is Here.

          Originally posted by ImEric12
          Chris: it's unbearably cold. I doubt more than 6 or 7 people at any one store will be camping out.

          I'm probably gonna try for Circuit City with that coupon. Isn't there one of those by Oakland Mall, too?
          Yeah, it's in the back... CompUSA is by John R and Circuit City is on the opposite end of the parking lot. It's tucked away in the corner where no one should ever be able to find it unless they're looking for it. Actually, I think you can see it from 75, but that's beside the point.

          As for coldness: who cares? I'll just wear two pairs of socks, two pairs of pants, hoodie, heavy coat and knit cap. Coldness ain't got **** on me. And hell, I've been meaning to get going on the Harry Potter series again before book 7 comes out, and this would be as good a chance as any to get started.

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          • banditcom
            FFR Player
            • Mar 2003
            • 6243

            #1235
            Re: The Wii is Here.

            It's best just to camp out Afro. It's much nicer to bite-the-bullet, camp, and get the console. So that way you have it and don't have to keep calling stores and checking in to get one. I camped out for 4 hours the week after just to make sure I'd get one. I was like 8th in line. They ended up having 52, so I could have gotten there an hour and 15 minutes beforehand and received a voucher. But I didn't know how many they had and wanted to make sure I got one, as it was so annoying calling all these stores daily to see if they received their second shipment. Such a relief to get one and not worry about it anymore.

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            • Squeek
              let it snow~
              • Jan 2004
              • 14444

              #1236
              Re: The Wii is Here.

              http://www.gamestop.com/gs/weeklyad/...1-21_Page2.asp

              Man, stores are offering coupons and crap left and right!

              Actually, this one interests me. $50 toward a DS Lite for a GBASP? I have a GBA SP! I also want a DS Lite!

              Awesome awesome awesome. I might actually go for this. I might even get a used DS for close to nothing with this $50 credit.

              IF ONLY MY RETARDED FRIENDS DIDN'T ETCH INTO THE PLASTIC.

              I doubt they'll take $50 for it -.-

              Well, that's how I'll spend Monday.

              Edit for Eric IMPORTANT

              Circuit City canceled that coupon.

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              • banditcom
                FFR Player
                • Mar 2003
                • 6243

                #1237
                Re: The Wii is Here.

                Time to pick up Wario Ware. Bringing my bro there who's buying it. w00t

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                • SethSquall
                  FFR Player
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 5477

                  #1238
                  Re: The Wii is Here.

                  I've sent everyone who has added me a picture. Just because I got a new camera lol. Now I can almost use every part of the Wii. Just the USB left now.
                  Originally posted by Tibs
                  I love you, you Welsh ****

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                  • dunlop
                    FFR Player
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 469

                    #1239
                    Re: The Wii is Here.

                    So I sold my Wii a few days ago. I ended up using the money for an Xbox 360. Best decision ever. I'm not saying the Wii is bad, but I just don't like the controller. It was fun at first, but after awhile, it began to die down.
                    Zelda was really fun. Wii Sports was okay at first, but the lack of depth really hurt the replay value. I do think that once all those sports are made into individual games, they will be extremely fun (mainly golf and tennis). Madden '07 was okay, but I ended up feeling as though the control scheme hurt the game. I just think the "regular" way to play is much easier, and more fun.
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                    • cC@Zz
                      FFR Player
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 1427

                      #1240
                      Re: The Wii is Here.

                      I agree with you dunlop on the Madden thing. The Wii controls diden't feel right.
                      There is a 50% chance your pillow will eat you while you are sleeping.

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                      • Afrobean
                        Admiral in the Red Army
                        • Dec 2003
                        • 13262

                        #1241
                        Re: The Wii is Here.

                        Originally posted by Squeek
                        http://www.gamestop.com/gs/weeklyad/...1-21_Page2.asp

                        Man, stores are offering coupons and crap left and right!
                        I went to a eb games today (who seems to be affiliated with gamestop...) and they said they hadn't gotten any since before Christmas.

                        Which sounds totally bogus since I'm pretty sure that I've seen that particular ebgames listed at itrackr.

                        ps I'd extend an invitation for hanging out at Best Buy to Eric, but I can't promise I won't be engrossed in Harry Potter.

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                        • Squeek
                          let it snow~
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 14444

                          #1242
                          Re: The Wii is Here.

                          Make sure you tell him Circuit City probably isn't the place to go >_>

                          It opens later than all of the other stores first of all, so if they don't get it you're out of luck. The coupon no longer applies, so that totally voids the reason to go there.

                          Oh, and like I said, I want that deal for a DS. I wish I could've traded in my gamecube because it has no purpose now, but whatever.

                          A GBASP, something that only plays GBA and prior games, to be traded for a DS, which plays DS and GBA games. Hmm.

                          A used DS shouldn't be more than like $70 right? I mean, DS Lites are $130 new, so that makes the original like $100 new, right?

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                          • banditcom
                            FFR Player
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 6243

                            #1243
                            Re: The Wii is Here.

                            My brother Ian just lost in an arm-wrestling match to Mitch Hedberg.

                            Bwhaha... Arm-wrestling came up for me and I beat Clark Kent!!!
                            Last edited by banditcom; 01-19-2007, 09:18 PM.

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                            • SethSquall
                              FFR Player
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 5477

                              #1244
                              Re: The Wii is Here.



                              Nes Decal. Came with the mag. Also came with this;



                              TP console decal. Don't know whether I'll put it on though.
                              Originally posted by Tibs
                              I love you, you Welsh ****

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                              • ffrrocksya
                                FFR Player
                                • Jan 2007
                                • 285

                                #1245
                                Re: The Wii is Here.

                                250 U.S. dollars is such a great deal for this system.

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